''Anatalavis'' is genus of prehistoric birds related to ducks and geese, perhaps in particular the

magpie-goose The magpie goose (''Anseranas semipalmata'') is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This common waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. As the species is prone to wandering, especially w ...

. The species ''Anatalavis rex'' – formerly placed in ''

Telmatornis ''Telmatornis'' is a valid prehistoric bird genus of unclear affiliations. It apparently lived in the Late Cretaceous; its remains were found in the early Maastrichtian (c.71-68 million years ago) Navesink Formation of New Jersey. A single speci ...

'' – is known from the Hornerstown Formation ( Late Cretaceous or Early Paleocene, some 66 million years ago) of New Jersey. ''Anatalavis oxfordi'' was described based on fossils found in the Eocene ( Ypresian age) London Clay (about 55 mya) at Walton-on-the-Naze, England.

References

* Dyke, GJ (2000) "The fossil waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Tertiary of England," ''J. Vertebr. Paleontol.'' 20: 39A.
Dyke, GJ (2001) "The fossil waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) from the Eocene of England," ''American Museum Novitates'' No. 3354, 15 pp.
Bird genera Anseriformes Anseranatidae Paleogene birds Prehistoric birds of North America Fossil taxa described in 1915 {{Anseriformes-stub